This MiG-21F-13 was built by Aero-Vodochody as S106. It entered service with the Czechoslovak Air Force in November 1971 and was only officially wfu by March 1991 although it had already been placed in storage at Prerov by September 1990 (when I saw it there, lined up among dozens of other MiG-21s). It first went to the museum at Kbely in 1994 and one year later it went to the USA.

Operated by Commandement de l'ALAT and bringing a General on board (3 stars on the nose) Photographer: William GARRIGOUX

In the beginning still in basic Interflug livery

Was operated by EPNER (École du Personnel Navigant d'Essais et de Réception) and now preserved at their Istres - Le Tube school building.

Egypt operated a large number of Il-14s from 1955 onwards, up to as many as 70, the last serving until the early 1990s. This one is a star exhibit in the museum but is falsely marked as ١١٠١ (1101), which was shot down by an Israeli Meteor NF.13 over the Mediterranean in October 1956 during the Suez Crisis. It is thought in fact to be 1105.

An Ilyushin Il-14P Crate (١١٠١ / 1101) of the Egyptian air Force. Egypt received 70 Il-14s from 1955 onwards and the last one was retired in 1994. Seen at the Egyptian Air Force Museum which is adjacent to Almaza Air Force Base.

This is former DDR-FSA. It was manufactured in Mar'89 and delivered to Marxwalde air base in Apr'89. It was allocated serial 144 in the East German Air Force. It became 11+01 on 3 Oct'90 within the Luftwaffe and flew as such up to Jun'96. It was ferried without titels to Vnukovo on 21 Feb'00. It was reregistered RA-85092 with MVM trading on 25 Sep'00 and canx the same date and leased to Iran as EP-MBL with Iran Air Tour. The Tu-154M was reregistered again to EP-MCE with Iran Air Tour on 24 Jun'05. On 3 May'08 it was first reported as EP-EKC with Eram Air. Seen stored at Tehran since jan'12.

This is former DDR-FSA. It was manufactured in Mar'89 and delivered to Marxwalde air base in Apr'89. It was allocated serial 144 in the East German Air Force. It became 11+01 on 3 Oct'90 within the Luftwaffe and flew as such up to Jun'96. It was ferried without titels to Vnukovo on 21 Feb'00. It was reregistered RA-85092 with MVM trading on 25 Sep'00 and canx the same date and leased to Iran as EP-MBL with Iran Air Tour. The Tu-154M was reregistered again to EP-MCE with Iran Air Tour on 24 Jun'05. On 3 May'08 it was first reported as EP-EKC with Eram Air. Seen stored at Tehran since jan'12.

This L-60 was originally delivered to the Polish Air Ambulance Service as SP-FXA in December 1957. The plane flew its whole service life with the service and was transferred to this wonderful museum in January 1974. It is now on display, outside, in these fake Czechoslovak colours.

Delivered to the East German Air Force in Interflug colours as DDR-SFA in 1989. To the German Air Force as 1101 on reunification in 1990. Ferried to Vnukovo for overhaul, reregistered as RA-85092 then to Iran Air Tour as EP-MBL in 2000. Reregistered as EP-MCE in 2005. To Eram Air as EP-EKC in 2008. Withdrawn from use at Tehran-Mehrabad by 2012.

K25 slide scan. Delivered 1989 as DDR-SFA/144 to East German Air Force in Interflug colours, based Marxwalde with TG-44. Reserialled 1101 by Luftwaffe 1990. Operational until at least 1996. Sold to Russia 2000 and overhauled at Vnukovo for Iran Air Tour as EP-MBL, later EP-MCE and EP-EKC with Eram Air, stored Teheran by 2016.

Luftwaffe has operated this JetStar-6 between 1962 and 1987, initially as CA+101. In 1970, they re-registered it as 11+01; the VIP-transport is shown here in its final Luftwaffe colours. Sold as SU-DAF to ZAS-Airline of Egypt, it continued flying for a few years before being wfu at Cairo; last noted there in derelict condition in 2011.

This is former DDR LSK Tu-154 No 114.